Tag: History and Culture

  • Celebrate Women’s History Month 2023 at MCPL

    Celebrate Women’s History Month 2023 at MCPL

    March is Women’s History Month! The 2023 theme–“Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”–encourages recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more. Please join us online for an array of events celebrating women’s history and accomplishments in…

  • Celebrate Black History Month 2023 at MCPL

    Celebrate Black History Month 2023 at MCPL

    Black History Month at MCPL February is Black History Month, and MCPL has online resources, books, and events to help you learn and celebrate! If you’re looking to explore and research online we’ve got some wonderful, authoritative resources for you. The Oxford African-American Studies Center contains over 6,000 biographies, more than 10,000 articles, and hundreds of maps, documents, images,…

  • Celebrate Women’s History Month at MCPL

    Celebrate Women’s History Month at MCPL

    March is Women’s History Month! Our 2021 theme–Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced–continues to celebrate the suffrage centennial. Please join us online for an array of events celebrating women’s history and accomplishments in all areas of life. Beyond the 19th: The Equal Rights Amendment – Virtual – in observance of Women’s History MonthThursday,…

  • Celebrate Black History Month 2021 at MCPL

    Celebrate Black History Month 2021 at MCPL

    Black History Month at MCPL February is Black History Month, and MCPL has free online resources, books, and events to help you learn and celebrate! If you’re looking to explore and research online we’ve got some wonderful, authoritative resources for you. The Oxford African-American Studies Center contains over 6,000 biographies, more than 10,000 articles, and hundreds of maps, documents,…

  • Thanksgiving History and Food Books

    Thanksgiving History and Food Books

    This list of Thanksgiving picture books and juvenile fiction titles focus on history and food — along with family, the most important parts of the holiday for those who celebrate. These books are perfect for sharing with kids, siblings, caregivers–in person or over Zoom! And best of all, they’re all available at MCPL, for pick-up…

  • Honoring Juneteenth at MCPL

    Honoring Juneteenth at MCPL

    Rachel Rappaport-Assistant Manager; Connie Morella Library Did you know that our country has a second Independence Day? On June 19, 1865, hundreds of thousands of enslaved African descendants became some of the last to be freed in the United States. Though the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, much of the South was still under Confederate control. It was not until…